[jawsscripts] Re: GetScreenXML possible use cases?
- From: Soronel Haetir <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Doug Lee <doug.lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:32:34 -0800
Sigh, I almost have to agree with MS here though, poorly written
drivers have been one of the major sources of OS instability over the
years.
On 9/12/12, Doug Lee <doug.lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The impression I have regarding the display driver is that Windows 8
> doesn't leave FS a lot of choice in the matter.
>
> And yes, GetScreenXML() returns a string that you may then parse via
> the XML DOM or, if you prefer, JAWS string commands. I'm not yet sure
> if the data in that string represents the whole screen or part of it,
> foreground apps or current app or something else, or if it works in
> all settings and application types.
>
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 12:32:05PM -0500, Travis Roth wrote:
> Their sample script does enstantiate the MSXML DOM.
> So may still be heavyweight... I suppose you could just feed the XML into a
> string, but then you still have to parse it with JAWS string functions which
> would not be a lot of fun.
>
> As for the JAWS cursor and the OSM, Windows 8 is changing the display driver
> again. My take from the latest Eric Damery podcast is its more limited than
> ever. Bbut then again, day to day uses may not notice a lot of difference.
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:59 AM
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> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: GetScreenXML possible use cases?
>
> Oh, I should have red further, this is already using the MSXML DOM, so no
> need to create a new instance.
>
> On 9/12/12, Soronel Haetir <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Certainly on-screen character placement coordinates could be very
>> useful information, and I suppose the accompanying font info in some
>> circumstances as well
>>
>> But are there actually good methods for handling XML from within the
>> jaws script language? I suppose you could instantiate the MSXML DOM
>> object, but that is pretty heavyweight for most of the uses I am
>> thinking this sort of information would be good for.
>>
>> It will also be interesting to see just how many programs this is able
>> to work with, given the growing number that don't work with the jaws
>> cursor now.
>>
>> On 9/12/12, Travis Roth <travis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> There is a new addition to the JAWS 14 scripting language according
>>> to this
>>> webpage:
>>> http://www.freedomscientific.com/documentation/scripts/scripting-info
>>> .asp
>>>
>>> The function is GetScreenXML.
>>> While JAWS 14 beta is not out yet so we can look to see if we can
>>> find any places this function is used, I was wondering if anyone can
>>> think of some interesting use cases for this function?
>>>
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